Sunday, July 27, 2008

Week Log: June 23-30

Mon-12 miles (1:35) Mesas and MonumentTue- 8 miles (1:22) Weehawken Trail to Alpine Mine off of Camp Bird Road in Ouray.Great great run. 3000' climb to 11k' in less than 50 minutes on incredible singletrack. Being in Ouray this time of year makes me wonder why anyone who loves the mountains would ever want to live anywhere else. This run made me feel very very ready for WS.Wed-7 miles (1:00) Animas River road out and back from SilvertonThu-15 miles (2:01) Connors Pass from Majors Junction in the middle of nowhere in Nevada.~2000' climbFri-AM: 8 miles (1:15) Maroon Lake towards Buckskin Pass outside of Aspen. A ton of snow still up there, so I turned around.AM: 27 miles (5:02) Hope Pass Double Crossing with a lot of extra stuff on the Twin Lakes side because of the raging river that was unswimmable. Ended up crossing at the bridge.Sat-AM: 25 miles (4:00) Mosquito Range Ridge east of Leadville. ~2hrs above 13k'PM: 5 miles (:40) East Pb singletracksSun-AM: 22 miles (4:04) Hope Pass Double Crossing from Winfield sidePM: 5 miles (:41) Mineral Belt bike path plus 15 minutes barefoot. Pissed blood. Nice.Total: 134 miles (21:40)Mon-AM: 6 miles (:50) Colorado Trail w/ Alex from Mayqueen.Well, the foot was done on this run. I turned around and walked back while Alex went on alone. The CT was great, though. Climbed to 11,600' with lots of lakes and a surprising amount of snow still. Last run I've done in a month.

The ideal in the Lieh-Tzu is a state, not of withdrawal, but of heightened perceptiveness and responsiveness in an undifferentiated world. My mind concentrated and my body relaxed, bones and flesh fused completely, I drifted with the wind East or West, like a leaf from a tree or a dry husk, and never knew whether it was the wind that rode me or I that rode the wind. -The Book of Lieh-Tzu